When I set up my new machine, manfredII, I just copied the then current SBCL’s directory from my iMac, aineko, to manfredII and reinstalled the already built binary on the machine. This got me past not having a Lisp compiler available for the initial install.
SBCL 1.2.5 is the first version I’ve built completely on manfredII or under OS X Yosemite for that matters. As always it compiled and passed the tests without problem. I just wish that every software system was as easy to install and maintain.
This month, the development team added support for IPv6 and a module to help with handling Unicode. There was the usual bug fixes as well, although most of those bugs were not something you’d be apt to stumble across.
Let me repeat what I say every month: If you’re looking for a great Common Lisp system to learn from or to use for production, SBCL is an excellent choice.